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14th Parliament · 2nd Session

Wednesday, 5 July 2023

Members (89 present, 14 absent)

Present (89)

Alex Yam Amy Khor Lean Suan (Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment and Transport) Ang Wei Neng Baey Yam Keng (Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister for Transport) Carrie Tan Chan Chun Sing (Minister for Education) Chee Hong Tat (Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport) Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Chong Kee Hiong Christopher de Souza (Deputy Speaker) Chua Kheng Wee Louis Darryl David Denise Phua Lay Peng Dennis Tan Lip Fong Derrick Goh Desmond Choo Desmond Lee (Minister for National Development, Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration) Don Wee Edward Chia Bing Hui Eric Chua (Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Minister for Social and Family Development) Gan Kim Yong (Minister for Trade and Industry) Gan Siow Huang (Minister of State for Education and Manpower) Gan Thiam Poh Gerald Giam Yean Song Grace Fu Hai Yien (Minister for Sustainability and the Environment) Hany Soh Hazel Poa He Ting Ru Heng Chee How (Senior Minister of State for Defence) Heng Swee Keat (Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies) Hoon Hian Teck Indranee Rajah (Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Finance and National Development and Leader of the House) Jamus Jerome Lim Janet Ang Janil Puthucheary (Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and Health and Government Whip) Jessica Tan Soon Neo (Deputy Speaker) Josephine Teo (Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Home Affairs) K Shanmugam (Minister for Home Affairs and Law) Koh Lian Pin Koh Poh Koon (Senior Minister of State for Manpower and Sustainability and the Environment) Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Lawrence Wong (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance) Lee Hsien Loong (Prime Minister) Leon Perera Leong Mun Wai Liang Eng Hwa Lim Biow Chuan Lim Wee Kiak Louis Ng Kok Kwang Low Yen Ling (Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry) Mariam Jaafar Mark Chay Masagos Zulkifli B M M (Minister for Social and Family Development, Second Minister for Health and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs) Melvin Yong Yik Chye Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman (Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Education and Foreign Affairs) Mohd Fahmi Aliman Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim (Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development) Murali Pillai Nadia Ahmad Samdin Ng Eng Hen (Minister for Defence) Ng Ling Ling Ong Ye Kung (Minister for Health) Patrick Tay Teck Guan Poh Li San Pritam Singh (Leader of the Opposition) Rachel Ong Rahayu Mahzam (Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Minister for Law) Raj Joshua Thomas S Iswaran (Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations) Saktiandi Supaat Seah Kian Peng Sharael Taha Shawn Huang Wei Zhong Sim Ann (Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and National Development and Deputy Government Whip) Sun Xueling (Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development) Sylvia Lim Tan Kiat How (Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and National Development) Tan Wu Meng Teo Chee Hean (Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security) Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies) Tin Pei Ling Vikram Nair Vivian Balakrishnan (Minister for Foreign Affairs) Wan Rizal Xie Yao Quan Yip Hon Weng Zaqy Mohamad (Senior Minister of State for Defence and Manpower and Deputy Leader of the House) Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim

Absent (14)

Motions (3)

Bills (1)

Oral Answers (14)

Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Local Students from International Baccalaureate Diploma and Integrated Programmes Admitted to Nursing Diploma or Degree Courses

Yip Hon Weng Rahayu Mahzam
Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Help for Home Owners to Assess if Their Homes Meet Requirement for Residual Current Circuit Breaker

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Saktiandi Supaat +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower

Notice to Government for Grab Holdings' Recent Decision to Cut 1,000 Jobs

Saktiandi Supaat Zaqy Mohamad
Oral Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Penalties for Offences Related to Illegal Dumping of Toxic Substances into Public Sewers

Grace Fu Hai Yien Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development

Maintenance of Centralised Cooling System Unit in Flats in Tengah

Yip Hon Weng Desmond Lee
Oral Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

Guidelines for Early Childhood Educators on Outdoor Learning

Sun Xueling Carrie Tan
Oral Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Likelihood of Severe Transboundary Haze Affecting Singapore in 2023 and Preventive Measures

He Ting Ru Grace Fu Hai Yien Liang Eng Hwa +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Update on New Tourism Development in Jurong Lake District

Ang Wei Neng Low Yen Ling
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Projected Need for Informal Caregivers in Next 10 to 20 Years

Rahayu Mahzam Carrie Tan Yip Hon Weng
Oral Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Singapore's Performance for PM2.5, PM10, Sulphur Dioxide, Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide Emissions

Tan Wu Meng Grace Fu Hai Yien He Ting Ru
Oral Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Viability of Singapore Post’s Domestic Post and Parcel Business

Tan Kiat How Leon Perera Seah Kian Peng +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development

Update on Enhancements to Single Room Shared Facilities Initiative

Desmond Lee Carrie Tan Denise Phua Lay Peng +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Results from Measures to Reduce Waiting Time for Admissions to Public Hospitals

Janil Puthucheary Lim Wee Kiak
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower

Mandating Caregiving Leave for Private Sector Companies

Gan Siow Huang Leon Perera

Written Answers (40)

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Update on Zika Situation and Whether Project Wolbachia Can Be Used to Combat Zika

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Rationale for Allowing Use of Only Single-deck Beds in Migrant Worker Dormitories

Louis Ng Kok Kwang Tan See Leng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Status of Discussions for Potential Johor-Singapore Economic Region

Gan Kim Yong Saktiandi Supaat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Trend for Annual Deaths Attributable to Second-hand Smoke

Louis Ng Kok Kwang Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Target Green Plot Ratio for BTO Projects

Desmond Lee Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Review of Past Cases Given Recent Advisory on Malware-related Unauthorised Bank Transactions

Gerald Giam Yean Song Tharman Shanmugaratnam Tan Wu Meng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance

Volume of Duty-unpaid Cigarettes Seized and Individuals Charged for Related Offences

Lawrence Wong Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Rebuilding Local Football Ecosystem following National Team's Poor Results at SEA Games 2023

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Edwin Tong Chun Fai
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ASEAN's Assessment of China's Recent Declaration of Support for Myanmar's Junta

Dennis Tan Lip Fong Vivian Balakrishnan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Reviews on Impact of Baby Support Grant and Increases in Amounts for Baby Bonus Scheme

He Ting Ru Indranee Rajah
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Inclusion of Other Relatives under Sponsorship Scheme for Seniors with No Children or Siblings to Hire Migrant Domestic Workers

Carrie Tan Tan See Leng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance

Government Agencies' Expenditure on Management Consultancy Services

Lawrence Wong Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Probe into Recent Disruptions of DBS' Digital Bank and Physical ATM Services and Preventive Measures Implemented

Tharman Shanmugaratnam Tan Wu Meng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development

Evaluating Prevailing Societal Values towards Single Unwed Parents and Adjusting Provision of Children-related Tax Reliefs for These Parents

Louis Ng Kok Kwang Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Non-Singaporean Tamil Language Teachers Employed in Schools and Language Centres

Chan Chun Sing Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Reviewing Background Screening Companies Responsible for Verifying Qualifications of Employment Pass Applicants

Yip Hon Weng Tan See Leng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Total Value of Unauthorised Credit Card Charges in Last Five Years

Tharman Shanmugaratnam Saktiandi Supaat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Rise in Resident Employment in First Quarter 2023

Tan See Leng Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Financial Institutions Investigated for Breaching Anti-money Laundering and Anti-terrorism Financing Rules

Tharman Shanmugaratnam Ang Wei Neng
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

Annual State Costs for Provision of Ministerial Security at 26 and 31 Ridout Road

Teo Chee Hean Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Defence

Returns for Dynamic, Balanced and Stable Funds under Saver Premium Fund

Chua Kheng Wee Louis Ng Eng Hen
Written Answer Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ASEAN's Most Recent Humanitarian Needs Assessment for Rohingya Refugees

Louis Ng Kok Kwang Vivian Balakrishnan
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Authorisations Sought and Granted for Statement to be Recorded in Absence of Appropriate Adult

Louis Ng Kok Kwang K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Returns for Dynamic, Balanced and Stable Funds under Home Affairs Uniformed Services INVEST Fund

Chua Kheng Wee Louis K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Persons Refusing Conveyance via SCDF Ambulances to Hospitals

Dennis Tan Lip Fong K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Singapore's Adoption of IMO 2020 Regulation

S Iswaran Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Studies on Costs of Air Pollution from All Domestic Sources

He Ting Ru Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Non-Singaporeans from High-income Countries Studying and Receiving Tuition Grants in Local Universities

Chan Chun Sing Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Take-up Rate among Parents for Voluntary Workshops Dealing with Child Mental Health Issues

Chan Chun Sing Yip Hon Weng
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Foreign Students Taking GCE "A" and "O" Levels in Singapore Schools

Chan Chun Sing Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Feasibility of Hospital-provided Accommodation at Concessionary Rates for Healthcare Workers

Tan Wu Meng Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Waiting Time for Appointments for Mental Health Treatment at Public Healthcare Institutions

Yip Hon Weng Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Subsidies for Continuous Glucose Monitoring under Chronic Disease Management Programme

Dennis Tan Lip Fong Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

NParks' Review of Cat Management Framework

Gerald Giam Yean Song Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

HDB Flats with Outstanding Mortgage Loans

Chua Kheng Wee Louis Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Update on HDB's Collaboration with Evonik Industries on High-performance Insulation Material for Roof Panels

Desmond Lee Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Audition Requirement to Renew Busking Licences

Edwin Tong Chun Fai Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Median and Average CPF Account Balances and Principal Amount Withdrawn for Residential Properties by Age Decile

Chua Kheng Wee Louis Tan See Leng
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Requirement for Employment Claims Tribunal to Issue Public Written Judgments by Default

He Ting Ru Tan See Leng
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Employees Making Restitution for Damage or Loss of Property Caused at Workplace by External Individuals

Tan Wu Meng Tan See Leng